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Eight terrorists killed in Paris attacks

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: A total of eight militants were killed, including seven by their suicide belts, during Friday's attacks in Paris that left at least 140 dead, a source close to the investigation said.

Four men who attacked a concert hall in Paris on Friday, killing around 100 people, were themselves killed when police stormed the building, including three who activated explosives belts, several sources told news agency AFP.

-"Three of them blew themselves up and a fourth, who was also wearing a belt, was hit by police fire and blew up as he fell,-" one source told AFP.

One of the assailants mentioned France's intervention in Syria's war to justify the attacks, said a witness who was at a concert venue.

-"I clearly heard them say 'It's the fault of (French President Francois) Hollande, it's the fault of your president, he should not have intervened in Syria'. They also spoke about Iraq,-" said Pierre Janaszak, a radio presenter.

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